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The Slice archive for July 10, 2013

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2013





Discover your Looney Tunes name

It has been about half an hour since I last mentioned that the late Chuck Jones was born in Spokane. So let's do this. Did you know that we all have a Looney Tunes name? It's true. We do. Just find your astrological sign to…

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Study of social media: Spokane's happy 

Check it out. After you open this, the story is over on the right. http://pubs.aarp.org/aarptm/20130607?pg=15#pg15 Thanks to Tamara Schupman for telling me about this. Here's more. http://www.livescience.com/27357-tweets-reveal-happiest-us-cities-sidebar.html

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Disco earworm warning

This was the No. 1 song on this date in 1974. Just when you thought you had forgotten it. OK, let's be fair. It's sort of catchy, isn't it? If you doubt it, take the Slice Blog challenge. Listen to "Rock Your Baby" and try…

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The Wednesday Slice 

There are drawbacks, of course. But one advantage of having grown up in several different states is that certain childhood memories are protected from reality. When I was about 10, my family lived on a street that inclined up and up until it stopped at…

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This date in Slice history (2001) 

Today's Slice question: Where will you find the real Spokane? A) Emergency room on a Saturday night. B) Driver's license testing office. C) Picnic at Manito Park. D) East Sprague. E) Youth soccer. F) North Idaho. G) At some bland family restaurant. H) At a…

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